Dr. Davide Marano
Cylindrical Gear Design
Transmission Error, Microgeometry and AI-Driven Optimization
A practical guide for gearbox engineers and students, written from the same projects and courses that GearLab runs every day.
- 260
- pages, full colour
- 5
- chapters, 77 sections
- 130+
- figures and diagrams
- 290+
- equations, 47 key formulas
Editions
English paperbackCylindrical Gear Design
Pre-order (opens in a new tab)Italian paperbackProgettazione di ingranaggi cilindrici
Pre-order (opens in a new tab)A5 softcover, full colour, €39. In preparation and open for pre-order; shipping from €9.
What it covers
- Gear macrogeometry and ISO 6336:2019 rating: load factors, pitting, tooth root strength and duty cycles
- Microgeometry, transmission error, gear noise and rattle
- Shafts and rolling bearings
- A step-by-step KISSsoft sizing workflow with loaded tooth contact analysis
- AI-driven optimisation with genetic algorithms and NSGA-II, run from MATLAB
Publications
Selected papers and articles on gear NVH, reliability and simulation. The full list of 24 publications, with PDFs, is on cylindricalgears.com.
- 2025NVH analysis of an electric drive unitOrgani di Trasmissione (in Italian)
- 2025Multibody dynamics of machine toolsOrgani di Trasmissione (in Italian)
- 2025Gear reliability calculationOrgani di Trasmissione (in Italian)
- 2025Optimising digital-twin reliability: the key role of verification and validationOrgani di Trasmissione (in Italian)
- 2024Gearbox NVH analysis: an engineering approach for practical gearbox NVH investigationsAGMA Fall Technical Meeting, 24FTM10
- 2024Guidelines for gearbox calculationOrgani di Trasmissione (in Italian)
- 2024Guidelines for bearing calculationOrgani di Trasmissione (in Italian)
- 2024Noise in electric motorsOrgani di Trasmissione (in Italian)
- 2021NVH analysis of an axle drive with bevel gearsetAGMA Fall Technical Meeting
- 2021NVH calculations for drivetrains: selecting the most suitable calculation approachVDI International Conference on Gears
- 2021NVH analysis and simulation of automotive e-axlesGear Technology
- 2019Spline design for misalignment compensationAGMA Fall Technical Meeting, 19FTM02
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